Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: December 25, 2018 (Fresno, CA)
Overview
What was a festive Christmas night edition of SmackDown LIVE took a shocking turn when AJ Styles met with WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon, who said he wanted to see the “animal” inside The Phenomenal One. A slap from The Chairman to Styles’ face did the trick, as the former WWE Champion struck Mr. McMahon with a thunderous right hand. Also, a new United States Champion was crowned and “The New” Daniel Bryan continued to run roughshod over anyone in his path.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 52
- Air date
- 2018-12-25
- Runtime
- 84 min
Episode context
December 25, 2018 (Fresno, CA) is Episode 52 in Season 20 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2018-12-25. The runtime is 84 min.
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